Worldwide (not region-specific) Digital TV News

AirConsole gets investment from KPIT to expand in-car gaming
Dec 11, 2023 – AirConsole has secured investment from KPIT Technologies to increase its presence in in-car gaming. AirConsole's in-car gaming was launched in new BMW vehicles earlier this year.
News categories: AirConsole, KPIT Technologies, Andrin von Rechenberg, Anthony Cliquot, Pushpahas Joshi, Automotive, CES2025, Gaming, Venture Capital, Worldwide

Amagi and Nevion partner to simplify pop-up channel creation
Dec 11, 2023 – Amagi has partnered with Nevion to enable broadcasters to spin up and tear-down pop-up channels in the cloud, in combination with their ground production - overcoming latency issues typically associated with such hybrid workflows.
News categories: Amagi, Nevion, Srinivasan KA, Jan Helgesen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

BT unveils technology for live content delivery over the internet
Dec 8, 2023 – BT Group has unveiled Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery (MAUD) technology, designed to be a more reliable, quality-focused and sustainable way of delivering live content over the internet.
News categories: BT Group, Howard Watson, Paolo Pescatore, Content Distribution, Digital TV, UK, Worldwide

World Archery partners with Joymo to upgrade Archery+ platform
Dec 8, 2023 – Joymo has secured a wide-ranging partnership with World Archery encompassing the development of its archery+ online streaming platform, and the digital broadcast of its marquee events.
News categories: Joymo, World Archery, Hannah Griffiths, Tom Dielen, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Gracenote launches automotive infotainment metadata platform
Dec 5, 2023 – Gracenote has announced an automotive data platform developed to grant automakers easy access to the company's entertainment datasets to power differentiated in-car media experiences.
News categories: Gracenote, Trent Wheeler, Automotive, Big Data, CES2025, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide

YMEDIA launches tokenized AI Smart TV ad network
Dec 4, 2023 – YMEDIA has introduced its AI Smart TV Network, aiming to make it easy for businesses to reach their target audience via 500,000 screens enabled by blockchain technology and 150 million smart TVs.
News categories: YMEDIA, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Smart TV, Worldwide

FreeWheel and OrkaTV bring FAST channel access to advertisers
Nov 30, 2023 – FreeWheel and OrkaTV have partnered to provide advertisers working with FreeWheel with access to more than 3,500 FAST channels available through OrkaTV's streaming TV marketplace.
News categories: FreeWheel, OrkaTV, Emily Bromley, Mike Woods, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

AOMedia offers spatial audio specification under royalty-free license
Nov 9, 2023 – AOMedia has announced the release of the Immersive Audio Model and Formats (IAMF) container specification, its first audio container specification offered under AOMedia's royalty-free license.
News categories: AOMedia, Matt Frost, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Licensing, Media Player, Worldwide

TheViewPoint integrates with FreeWheel
Nov 28, 2023 – TheViewPoint (TVP) has announced an expanded partnership with FreeWheel, offering brands an opportunity to bypass exchanges when buying TV ad inventory, bridging the gap between supply and demand.
News categories: TheViewPoint, FreeWheel, Daniel Elad, Jon Mansell, Advertising, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide